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Imp

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Pandora Destine

Aliases
None

Identity
Secret

Occupation
None

Citizenship
U.K.

Place of Birth
Ravenscroft, England

Known Relatives
Adam Destine (father), unnamed genie (mother), Albert Destine (brother), Argent (Samantha Destine) (sister), Cap’n Oz (William Destine) (brother), Crimson Crusader (Rory Destine) (brother), Cuckoo (Kay Cera) (sister), Flo Destine (sister, deceased), Gracie Destine (sister, deceased), Hex (Dominic Destine) (brother), Maurice Destine (brother, deceased), Newton Destine (brother), Vincent Destine (brother, deceased), Wallop (Walter Destine) (brother)

Group Affiliation
ClanDestine

Education
Secondary school student

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Reddish-blonde

Powers
As a member of the Clan Destine, Imp is extremely long-lived, and will age at a very slow rate, especially when she reaches maturity. Imp has the power to project focused light. She usually manifests this in lasers or in soft battering rams, but can also illuminate a limited area. Her powers are tied somehow with her twin brother's, (the Crimson Crusader) as physical distance from him will not allow either of their powers to operate.

Weapons
None

Paraphernalia
None

First Appearance
ClanDestine #1 (1994)

Origin
ClanDestine #5 (1994)

Significant Issues
The existence of the family is uncovered, several family members are murdered (ClanDestine #1, 1994); helps reunite family members against Lenz of A.I.M. (ClanDestine #4, 1995); ran away to New York with brother, clashed with Spider-Man (ClanDestine #6-7); joined with family and the X-Men to defeat the villain Synraith (X-Men/ClanDestine #1-2, 1996)

Pandora and her twin brother, Rory, where born a part of the ClanDestine, children of Adam Destine and a creature of pure magic (a genie.) They were born presumably in the late 60's, right after the "Relative Strangers Protocol" was implemented by the Clan members. (Although born decades earlier, their prolonged aging allows them to be only in their young teens currently.) The twins were raised by their guardians, Walter and Florence, whom they were told to believe were their Uncle and Grandmother. Not knowing their true origin, the twins believed themselves mutants, as their powers, heightened by each other's proximity, developed early. Pandora was convinced to follow Rory as super-hero champions, although Pandora was definitely less interested in such escapades.

One such excursion brought the twins upon a battle between the scientific organization A.I.M. and lackeys of the mutated being Lenz. The twins tried to stop them by taking the object of their dispute, the Gryphon, but soon fled the scene. Pandora's cape was stolen during the battle, and this caused the existence of the Clan to be revealed, and Lenz sent his agents to systematically kill the Destine family members. Pandora and Rory were soon told of their legacy, and the family eventually stopped the villain.

Walter tried to force the children to stop using their powers as crime fighters, prompting Rory to run away with Pandora's help (since they needed to be together to have their powers activated.) Pandora helped stop an assassination attempt on her Clan sister, Cuckoo, and Walter reluctantly agreed to allow the children to fight crime with a chaperone.

Pandora was on hand when the demon Synraith pitted the mutant heroes of the X-Men against the ClanDestine in order to free himself. Pandora, not taken in by the illusions of Synraith (who tempted Rory and Pandora to join the X-Men,) was one of the first to realize the deception. Synraith was ultimately destroyed and the two teams soon parted under amiable terms.

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